{"id":4569,"date":"2023-05-07T13:51:46","date_gmt":"2023-05-07T17:51:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alkemi.org\/blog\/?p=4569"},"modified":"2023-05-10T17:21:36","modified_gmt":"2023-05-10T21:21:36","slug":"westminster-agility-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alkemi.org\/blog\/?p=4569","title":{"rendered":"Westminster Agility Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I’d kind of had Westminster on my bucket list for a while, but it’s a pretty expensive agility weekend and it’s a big hassle and blah blah blah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But after losing Nina I got to thinking that if I was going to go with Zhora, I should just go. Zhora will turn 11 in August and while she’s still healthy and sound and running well, she isn’t getting any younger and neither am I. After all, it’s better to regret something you have done, than something you haven’t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So while lots of folks overnighted their entries and all that, I handwrote our entry the day before the trial opened and snail mailed it. I figured if we got in, then the universe was telling me we should go. I was shocked when I got word that we were 13th on the waiting list. I realized then that there was some danger we might actually get in! And then less than 24 hours after closing, we were in!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of course I hadn’t made any arrangements and had to hustle to find a (very expensive) hotel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So off we went! <\/p>\n\n\n

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We hit terrible traffic in New Jersey trying to get into the Lincoln Tunnel because of course we did. I’m used to city driving but we were at a standstill with no shoulders or anything packed in like sadines and I got a bit panicky about it and had to call Jim. Once I got into the tunnel though it was fine, and then driving through Manhattan on our way to Queens was just wonderful. Such a beautiful city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Checking into the hotel I had to drive around the block four times before a spot opened up where I could stash the car while I went to check in. There was a guy screaming in the lobby, hotel staff were trying to calm him down, police were being called, two different women told me how much they liked my hair. It was so NYC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our room was in a half basement and tiny, but it was clean. A nice agility person saw me with Zhora and showed me where I could walk her. And then Zhora and I went for a stroll around the block to stretch our legs after being in the car all day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n